Nicole Woody battles Clarissa Chun at the Olympic Team Trials (Photo/Tony Rotundo, WrestlersAreWarriors.com)CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. -- Nicole Woody, a four-time Women's College Wrestling Association (WCWA) All-American and and former Olympic Trials qualifier, has turned her sights to coaching and it didn't take long for Campbellsville head coach Lee Miracle to make a splash.
Miracle, along with CU administration, is excited to announce the hiring of Woody as the programs first full-time assistant coach. The position officially starts on July 1.
Woody, 29, has made a name for herself ever since being the first female to place as a state finalist in Maryland High School history. The accolades definitely do not stop there and they have continued even after her lustrous career at Oklahoma City University.
Woody has made coaching stops at Missouri Baptist as a graduate assistant and King University as a full-time assistant. Most recently, she has managed and coached Results U Gym in Maryland since Sept. 2016.
"I am extremely excited to have Coach Woody on the staff," said Miracle. "She has a proven track record of success as a competitor and coach. She will be an invaluable asset to the program.
"Coach Woody shares my commitment to winning a WCWA National Championship and producing World and Olympic Team members. She is a hard worker who wants to win in the right way. Coach Woody exemplifies all of the virtues that we needed in an assistant coach."
Woody is no stranger to national championships as a former grappler at Oklahoma City University from 2009-2011, graduate assistant at Missouri Baptist from Dec. 2012 - June 2013, and assistant at King University from June 2013 - Dec. 2015.
She helped lead the Stars to three consecutive national championships from 2009-2011, while the Tornados won their first title in 2013 and a NWCA National Duals championship in 2014.
During her time at Missouri Baptist, she coached six All-Americans while the Spartans placed as high as seventh at the WCWA championship. At King University, she coached four individual WCWA national champions, two runner's-up and 14 All-Americans.
Woody was a standout wrestler at Oklahoma City University where she was a four-time All-American. She was also a three-time WCWA national finalist while winning a WCWA championship in 2011. In 2011, Woody was a member of the Senior Pan Am Team, and a Senior National finalist while qualifying for the 2012 Olympic Trials. In her career at Oklahoma City, Woody compiled an overall record of 70-16.
Woody was a Jim Wade Scholar-Athlete, Dean's List recipient and earned the Outstanding Senior Art Award in Photography for the Stars upon graduation. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Petree College of Arts and Science at Oklahoma City in 2011.
After her college days were over, Woody has continued competing on the national and international stage, placing fourth at the 2015 Senior National Championships and fourth at the 2016 Olympic Trials.
Campbellsville women's wrestling is familiar with national champions, as the Lady Tigers have six the in previous four years. CU has also finished as high as third at the NWCA National Duals and WCWA National Championship.
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